Baby Name Rules...

[bunnsidhe.livejournal.com]

I mentioned in my intro post that I currently live in Scandinavia. In Denmark there is an acceptable list of baby names. This means you are not allowed to name your child a name not on the list without approval (I believe this goes for odd spellings, too). The list has been relaxed somewhat because of immigration of non-Scandinavians into Denmark--but your best bet is to prove the name is significant to your religion or culture. So no Moon Units. Actually, my mother-in-law told me her parents were not allowed to name her sister Mia back around 1960.

Do you think this is a good idea so kids don't end up with cruel names?

Comments

[thunderofsins.livejournal.com]

Thats kinda very scary! Maybe it had good intentions, but no.

If kids end up with "cruel names" they can deal with it till their an adult and then spite their parents by changing their name to the most boring mundane normally spelled name they can think of.

Besides...who is to say what is cruel. I'd hate if it my parents had named me Cherish Grace, but the girl I know with that name loves it. You never know!

[bunnsidhe.livejournal.com]

I think people are seeing this as you wouldn't be able to use Madisyn or something. It's more geared toward outrageous names. Cherish is not cruel. Cherry Bomb America is (yes, I actually saw that!).